Two die in Lamar crash

Two females were killed in a wreck Thursday afternoon on U.S. 50 just north of Lamar.

The females, whose names and ages haven’t been released, were traveling in a 2002 Buick in an unknown direction on U.S. 50 at mile marker 434 which is just north of Lamar when the driver of the Buick crashed, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The state patrol said it received the call for the crash around 1:05 p.m. Thursday.

Few details about the wreck were known Thursday night.

The state patrol hasn’t released information on the victims or about what caused the crash.

A lead investigator from Colorado Springs was sent to the wreck and the investigation is ongoing, the state patrol said.

The accident and ensuing investigation caused restricted traffic in the area for much of the day.